VES Press News and Releases

2010

• Aug 25, 2010 9TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS TO BE HELD JANUARY 28, 2011
  AT THE HYATT REGENCY CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL
• Aug 16, 2010 VES ANNOUNCES FEATURED SPEAKER FOR PRODUCTION SUMMIT 2010: NASA/JPL Astronomer and Evolutionary Computation Designer Dr. Rich Terrile
• July 27, 2010 VES ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF THE VES HANDBOOK OF VISUAL EFFECTS
• July 14, 2010 VES CHAIR, JEFFREY A. OKUN SPEAKS ON: WHAT, AND WHO, ARE VISUAL EFFECTS ANYWAY?
• June 22, 2010 VES TO PRESENT THE 2ND ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PRODUCTION SUMMIT ON OCTOBER 23RD
• February 28, 2010 VES ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 8TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS
• January 27, 2010 VES ANNOUNCES THE 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS - JEFFREY A. OKUN RE-ELECTED AS BOARD CHAIR
• January 19, 2010 VES ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 8TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS

2009

• November 12, 2009 VES NAMES JAMES CAMERON AS RECIPIENT OF VES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• October 28, 2009 VES CONTINUES STUDENT AWARD
• September 10, 2009 VES ANNOUNCES PANELISTS FOR PRODUCTION SUMMIT 09
• September 3, 2009 VES PARTNERS WITH SILICON VALLEY STARTUP REELSURFER TO POWER ONLINE VIDEO
• July 30, 2009 VES ANNOUNCES KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR PRODUCTION SUMMIT 09
• July 7, 2009 VES TO PRESENT ENTERTAINMENT PROUCTION SUMMIT ON OCT. 24TH
• June 29, 2009 ED CATMULL TO RECEIVE THE VES "2010 GEORGE MELIES AWARD"
• January 8, 2009 EXTENDS ROTH CONTRACT

2008

• November 3, 2008 VES ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER STUDENT AWARD
• October 13, 2008 7TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES
• September 25, 2008 VES ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF AUSTRALIAN SECTION
• August 13, 2008 RAY FEENEY RECEIVES THE VES 2008 FOUNDERS AWARD
• August, 2008 PHIL TIPPETT RECEIVES THE VES GEORGE MELIES AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
• July 30, 2008 KATHLEEN KENNEDY & FRANK MARSHALL NAMED RECIPIENTS OF VES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• May 28, 2008 VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY PUBLISHES INDUSTRY CREDIT GUIDELINES
• February 29, 2008 OSCAR WATCH - STEVEN SPIELBERG SPEAKS AT VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY
• February 29, 2008 NY TIMES ARTICLE -STEVEN SPIELBERG - AN FX MASTER AND HIS VISION FOR VISUAL EFFECTS
• February 29, 2008 VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY HONORS BUNGIE
• February 29, 2008 STEVEN SPIELBERG/MICHAEL BAY AT THE VES AWARDS - VIDEO
• February 11, 2008: VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2008 VES AWARDS
• January 11, 2008: VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES THE 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
• January 7, 2008: VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 6TH ANNUAL VES AWARD

2007

• August 31, 2007: NEW ANIMATION CATEGORY INTRODUCED FOR 2007 VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS
• July 25, 2007: VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY'S SIXTH ANNUAL AWARDS RETURNS TO THE KODAK THEATRE BALLROOM
• May 31, 2007: VES FEST ANNOUNCES NEW PANEL, “VFX GUILTY PLEASURES,” FEATURING JOE DANTE
• May 10, 2007: THE VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY UNVEILS “50 MOST INFLUENTIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FILMS OF ALL TIME”
• February 28, 2007 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES VES FESTIVAL OF VISUAL EFFECTS 2007, JUNE 8-10 AT THE WRITER'S GUILD THEATER
• January 24, 2007 - THE 5TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS NOMINATIONS LIST

2006

• June 8, 2006 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - FIRST ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL EFFECTS   
• May 24, 2006 - SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 VES FESTIVAL OF VISUAL EFFECTS
• April 18, 2006 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES THE 2006 FESTIVAL OF VISUAL EFFECTS AT THE FAMED EGYPTIAN THEATRE
• February 16rd, 2006 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES 4th ANNUAL VES AWARD WINNERS
• February 9rd, 2006 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES PRESENTERS FOR FOURTH ANNUAL VES AWARDS
• January 9th, 2006 - NOMINEES FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS ANNOUNCED
• January 3rd, 2006 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) STARTS NEW YEAR WITH NEW LOGO

2005

• November 16, 2005 - PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS' JIM MORRIS TO RECEIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AWARD FROM VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES)
• October 31, 2005 - PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS' ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING DIRECTOR JOHN LASSETER TO RECEIVE TOP HONOR FROM VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES)

2004

• August 9, 2004 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) KICKS OFF 3rd AWARDS SEASON SEPTEMBER 1ST

2003

• October 23, 2003 - THE VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY TO PRESENT FILMMAKER GEORGE LUCAS WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• January 13, 2003 - VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY 1ST ANNUAL AWARDS NOMINATION LIST

2002

• August 26, 2002 - VES ANNOUNCES 1ST ANNUAL AWARDS